Noteworthy

Published 8:59 pm, Monday, April 22, 2013

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2011 file photo, Long Island University Post's head coach Chris Casey reacts in the first half of an NCAA college basketball exhibition game against Connecticut in Hartford, Conn. A person familiar with the decision has confirmed that Niagara University has agreed to hire Casey as the Purple Eagles men's basketball coach. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because Niagara has not announced the move. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Casey accepted the job Monday morning and was introduced at a campus press conference.

The Division II Pioneers went a combined 62-25 in three years under Casey, including an 18-9 finish last season. He will replace longtime coach Joe Mihalich, who left to take over at Hofstra two weeks ago.

College football: The conference commissioners in charge of putting together the new, four-team playoff system for college football that will start after the 2014 season are set to meet Tuesday in Pasadena, Calif. At the top of their agenda: Pick three more bowls to be used in the semifinal rotation and decide on a site for the first national championship game. The Fiesta, Cotton and Chick-fil-A bowls are the overwhelming favorites to be chosen for the playoff rotation, and have been for a while. So much so that only one other bowl — the Holiday Bowl in San Diego — even put in a bid to be part of the system that will replace the Bowl Championship Series. The favorite to host the first championship game under the new format is Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas — home to not only an NFL team but also the Cotton Bowl. Tampa also put in a bid.

NFL: Scott Fujitasigned a one-day contract with New Orleans and retired. The 33-year-old linebacker did so in Machu Picchu, Peru. Fujita finished his career with the Cleveland Browns, but was implicated and suspended for one game by NFL commissioner Roger Goodellfor his role in what the league called a Saints performance pool designed to knock targeted opponents out of games from 2009 to 2011. Fujita later was essentially absolved by former commissioner Paul Tagliabue ... Baltimore Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain has been arrested in his hometown of Decatur, Ala., for the third time since 2011. Police say the 23-year-old McClain is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a disturbance at a park Sunday.